 1583 - 1641 (57 years)
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| Name |
Nathaniel Tilden |
| Born |
28 Jul 1583 |
Tenterden, Kent County, England  |
| Christened |
28 Jul 1583 |
Tenterden, Kent County, England |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
25 May 1641 |
Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachsetts |
| Buried |
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| Person ID |
I1034460761 |
Sturdevant |
| Last Modified |
4 Dec 2008 |
| Family |
Lydia Hucstepe, b. 11 Feb 1587, Tenterden, Kent County, England , d. 1672, Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachsetts (Age 84 years) |
| Married |
Abt 1607 |
Tenterden, Kent County, England |
| Children |
| | 1. Elizabeth Tilden or Seldon, b. 1603, Bridgewater, Somerset, England , d. 1666, Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts (Age 63 years) |
| | 2. Thomas Tilden, b. 23 Oct 1608, Tenterden, Kent County, England , d. 19 Jan 1618, Tenterden, Kent County, England (Age 9 years) |
| | 3. Mary Tilden, b. 20 May 1610, Tenterden, Kent County, England , d. 28 Mar 1690, Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts (Age 79 years) |
| | 4. Joseph Tilden, b. 12 Jan 1611, Tenterden, Kent County, England , d. 15 May 1612, Tenterden, Kent County, England (Age 1 years) |
| | 5. Sarah Tilden, b. 13 Jun 1613, Tenterden, Kent County, England , d. 20 Mar 1677, Perquimans Count,Perquimans,North Carolina (Age 63 years) |
| | 6. Joseph Tilden, b. 20 Apr 1615, Tenterden, Kent County, England , d. 3 Jun 1670, Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachsetts (Age 55 years) |
| | 7. Stephen Tilden, b. 13 Mar 1617, Tenterden, Kent County, England , d. 21 Oct 1619, Tenterden, Kent County, England (Age 2 years) |
| | 8. Thomas Tilden, b. 19 Jan 1618, Tenterden, Kent County, England , d. 1 Feb 1704, Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts (Age 86 years) |
| | 9. Judith Tilden, b. 22 Oct 1620, Tenterden, Kent County, England , d. 30 Mar 1663, York, York County, Maine (Age 42 years) |
| | 10. Winifred Tilden, b. 20 Oct 1622, Tenterden, Kent County, England , d. 14 Sep 1627, Tenterden, Kent County, England (Age 4 years) |
| | 11. Lydia Tilden, b. 30 May 1624, Tenterden, Kent County, England , d. 15 Sep 1624, Tenterden, Kent County, England (Age 0 years) |
| | 12. Lydie Tilden, b. 28 Sep 1625, Tenterden, Kent County, England |
| | 13. Stephen Tilden, b. 11 Oct 1629, Tenterden, Kent County, England , d. 22 Aug 1711, Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts (Age 81 years) |
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| Last Modified |
20 Nov 2008 |
| Family ID |
F1014581640 |
Group Sheet |
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| Notes |
- Nathaniel Tilden was baptized at St. Mildred's Church, Tenterden, England 28 July 1583. He came to New England in the Hercules in March 1634/5 with his wife and seven children, and seven servants. He settled at Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts and died in Scituate between May and 31 July 1641.
He married in England, Lydia Huckstep. Lydia was the mother of all of Nathaniel Tilden's children. This is proved by the bequest in the will of Joseph Tilden, "to my sister Lydia Tilden, late wife of my brother Nathaniel Tilden....and to her two daughters who are married in New England." (Water's Gleanings Vol. 1, p 71). These daughters were born in 1610 and 1613.
(English Origins of New England Families, Series 1, Vol. 1, Hinckley, Sealis, Tilden, Gen. Pub. Co. CD #181.)
Tenterden, a limb of the Cinque Port of Rye was a prosperous and important place in our ancestors day, as now, and the principal town in the weald of Kent.
Nathaniel Tilden , called "Mr." in both the Old and New England records, and "Gentleman" in his brother Hopestill's will was a man of importance: Mayor in 1622, and Jurat in 1624, 1625, 1627, 1629. In New England he was a town officer and ruling elder.
(From the Origins of New England Families Vol. 1, Gen. Pub. Co., 1984, Roberts, p 152.)
- Some authors have thought his wife was Lydia Bourne however this is disproved in:
(Origins of New England Families, Vol. 1, (from the New England Historical and Genealogical Register), by Roberts 1984, Gen. Pub. Co., p152.)
- From: Susan P. Canney
Appreciation is expressed.
Name: Nathaniel TILDEN
Sex: M
Baptism: 28 JUL 1583 Tenterden, co. Kent, England
Death: 31 JUL 1641 BEF in Scituate, Plymouth Co., MA
Burial: 1641 Scituate, Plymouth Co., MA
Will: 25 MAY 1641 Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA
Note:
Nathaniel Tilden emigrated to New England with his wife Lydia Huckstep and
their children. They settled in Sciuate.
He was of local prominence in Tenterden, serving the town as its mayor in 1622
and being a jurat, or justice, in the years 1624, 1625, 1627 and 1629 and very
probably in the intervening years.
The Tildens, holding certificates from Mr. John Gee, vicar of Tenterden, Jno.
Austin, the town's mayor and Fregift Stace, jurat, sailed for America in the
"Hercules" of Sandwich, county, Kent, 200 tons, John Witherley, master, with a
group of friends and neighbors. Mr. Gee's certificate was dated February 26,
1634 and that of the mayor and jurat March 4, 1634. With their father and
mother, the children are listed - Joseph, Thomas, Stephen, Marie, Sara,
Judeth, Lidia - and seven servants, Thomas Lapham, George Suttn, Edward Ford,
Edward Jeakins, Sara Couchman, Mary Perien and James Bennett.
After arriving in New England, Tilden went immediately to Scituate, to a great
extent a Kentish community, and settled on the "two mile tract," now known as
North Marshfield, his farm being on both sides of North river and on the sea.
He was soon elected elder of the church presided over by Rev. John Lothrop,
and, as his library indicates a strong interest in Puritan theology, he also
enjoyed the controversy which engaged the attention of the Scituate men.
Nathaniel bought land in Scituate on 10 April 1628, a deed of Henry Merritt,
planter, conveying to him "all the land which I had of Goodman Byrd lying with
the fence at the Northe end of the third cliff." It seems that 1628 was a
mis-reading of 1638 however. He bought five acres in the third cliff from John
Emerson in 1636, nine acres of marsh at New Harbor from the same grantor in
1639 and two acres of marsh from William Crocker in 1638.
In 1638 Nathaniel and Timothy Hatherly were appointed the Plymouth Colony's
commissioners to treat with two representatives of Massachusetts Bay to
determine the boundary between the two colonies. They were unable to come to
any agreement.
In the court records he appears only twice - two actions on the case - one
against Comfort Starr in the sum of ú100 and the other against Henry Ewell.
The will of Nathaniel Tilden of Scituate, gentleman, is as follows:
Will of Nathaniel Tilden
"In the Name of God Amen the five and twentyeth Day of May Anno Dni 1641, I
Nathaniel Tilden of Scittuate of New England within American gen being sick
and weake of body but of good and prfect remembrance (thanks be given to God
therefore) Do make ordaine and appoynt this my last will and testament in
manner and forme as followeth. And first I will and bequeath my soul into the
hands of Almighty God my creator and maker, and to Jesus Christ my redeemer by
whose death and merits onely I hope to obtain everlastin salvation, and my
body to be conveyed unto the earth from whence it was taken, at the place
where it shall please God to put an end unto my Dayes. And as concerneing my
worldly goods and estate wherewith it hath please God to blesse me I will give
and bequeath in manner and forme as followeth. And first I will give &
bequeath unto Lidea my welbeloved wyfe all her weareing apparell both linnen
and wollen, also one bed furnished wch shee shall please to take also the
greate trunck, also I give unto my said wyfe three paire of sheetes and two
paire of pillowcoates which she shall please to take, one long table cloth one
square table cloth one dosen of middle napkins and half a dosen of other
napkins two long towells twelve peeces of pewter wch shee shall please to
choose, and of wodden vessells so many as shee shall thinke to be convenient
for her use also three silver spoones & two of my best cusheons, also I ive
unto my said wyfe one peece of white fusteon wch shee shall please to take,
also my two cloakes, also tenn bushells of Corne, five of England and five of
Indian, also my will is that shee shall have the whole prfitt of my whitefaced
cow and the calves and prfitt wch shall come of her During the tyme of her
naturall life, to be mayntained and kept for her by mine Execuor hereafter
menconed. Also my will is that my said wyfe shall have and enjoy the prfitts
of one house and lands thereunto belonging wherein one Richard Lambert now
Dwelleth being in the prish of Tenterden in Kent in old England During the
terme of her naturall life, after the Decease of the said Richard Lambert Item
my mynd and will is that my two yeongest children Lidea * Steeven shallbe
manytayned both for meate drink apparell & lodging by myne Executor hereafter
mentioned yet so as my aforesaid wyfe shall have the education and Disposeing
of them All the residue of my goods my will and mynd is shalbe Disposed of in
manner and forme as followeth. And first I will and bequeath unto my sonn
Joseph A Double Portion (vizt) asmuch more as my otheer sonnes, that is asmuch
as both my other sonnes Thomas and Steeven equally to be devided out of my
lands and goods Itm my will is that my yeongest daughte(r) Lidea Lydea shall
have half asmuch as one of my yeonger sonnes Thomas and Steeven Item I will
unto my Daughter Judet one cow Item I will and bequeath unto Mary my Daughter
the wyfe of Thomas Lapham tenn shillings of lawfull money of England also to
Sara my daughter the wyfe of Georg Sutton tenn shillings of lawfull money of
England to be payd to either of them within one yeare next after my Decease by
mine Esecutor Item I will & appoynt that my two servants Edward Ginkins and
Edward Tarte shall serve up the remaynder of their tyme of service wch by
covenant id Due unto me with my sonne Joseph Itm my mynd and will is that my
sonn Joseph shall prvide for his two brothers Thomas and Steeven for either of
them half so much stock as his owne and for his yeongest sister Lidea one
quarter asmuch as his owne, and that this their stock shallbe kept upon the
lands given unto them as is before specyfyed untill such tyme as the said
lands shalbe sould or hyred out. Item I will and appoynt my welbeloved sonn
Joseph to be sole and whole Executor unto this my last will and testament. In
witnes whereof I thabove names Nathaniell Tilden have hereunto set my hand and
seale Dated the Day and yeare first above written.
Sealed and Delivred as the last Will & Nathaniell Tilden
testament of me Nathaniell Tilden
in the prsence of
Symon Sutton his mark
Thomas Hatch
My mynd and will is that my welbeloved sonne Joseph Tilden shall have full
power and authorytie to sell my house with all the buildings thereunto
belonging and also all my lands scituate and being in Scittuate & Tenterden
all wch lands I give him power to sell or to dispose of at his pleasure, whom
I make my whole and sole Executor of this my last will and testament. In
witnes whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seale Dated the five and
twentieth Day of May 1641.
Sealed and Delivred as the last will & Nathaniell Tilden
testament of me Nathaniell Tilden
In the prsence of Symon Sutton his marke
Thomas Hatch"
The inventory of his estate contains several interesting items in addition to
the usual fittings of house and farm. There are a musket, a sword and a
"birding-peece," a great quantity of linen, thirteen silver spoons. The books
number about forty-give, a very large number, including a great Bible, the
Book of Martyrs, Calvin and many commentaries. Ten hives of bees were valued
at ú1 apiece.
Nathaniel Tilden
July 31, 1641
Plymouth Colony Wills 1:37-38
Mayflower Descendant 3:220-223 (1901)
#P019
[38] An Inventorie of the goods and chattells of Natahniell Tilden late of
Scittuate in New England in America gen Deceased made & prized the xxxith Day
of July 1641 by us whose names are hereunder written
li s d
Imprimis in the Hall one table one forme & chaires 00 23 00
It one booke of martirs one great bible Calvins instucons wilson on the romans
3 of Mr Downams 3 of Dotr Prestons Dod upon the Comaundnts Sibbs upon the
covenant 3 of Doctr Stortons mr Dikes works & thirty other bookes 05 00 00
It i muskett i sword & birding peece 01 00 00
It in the Innter rooms i bed furnished 03 00 00
It 3 pair of sheets two pair of pillowcoats i duzn
& half of napkins two table cloaths two towells 03 00 00
It i peece of fusteon 00 14 00
It xii peecs of pewter 00 12 00
It iii silver spoones 00 15 00
It two cloakes 02 00 00
It i truncke 00 06 08
It in the hall chamber i bed furnished 03 00 00
It three chests 00 14 00
It in the Inner Chamber one flock bed furnished 01 10 00
It three chests 00 06 00
It i smale paire of brand Irons 00 02 06
It i old case of bottells 00 03 00
It 2 old flock beds two boulsters three blanketts & a pillow 02 00 00
It in the servants chambers two flock beds furnished 02 00 00
It ix paire of sheets 02 10 00
It vi paire of pillow coats 00 15 00
It vii table cloathes 00 16 00
It iii duzzen & three napkins 01 00 00
It v Towells 00 10 00
It iiii old table clothes & other old linnen 00 02 00
It x silver spoones 0* 00 00
It six prcells of fusteon 03 18 00
It the rest of his weareing apparell 05 10 00
It a pillion & a pillion cloth 00 10 00
It six cusheons 00 09 00
It the rest of the pewter 03 10 00
It the bras 05 00 00
It the irons belonging to the chimney 00 14 00
It iii iron potts 00 16 00
It ii frying pans & a dripping pan 00 10 00
It scales and waights 00 12 00
It i grindle stone 00 05 00
It i one Jacke 00 14 00
It brewing vessells & milk vessells & beere vessells kneading troughs & other
tubbs 05 00 00
It certaine spruce boards 01 00 00
It other smale things necessary about the house 00 10 00
It all the Iron and workeing tooles belonging to husbandry 03 10 00
It the Cart & all things belonging to yt & a set of harrow tynes 03 06 08
It two oxen two bulls two steeres 1 yearling one Cow and a calfe 50 00 00
It ii hoggs and foure piggs 07 00 00
It foules about the house 00 13 04
It tenn stocks & swarmes of bees 10 00 00
It fishing netts 01 00 00
It pouder & shott 01 06 08
It Indean Corne in the house about 37 bushells about 3 bushells of sumer
wheate 1 bushell and halfe of peas & about one bushell & half of mault 07 00
00
It xiiii acrees of Corne on the ground 30 00 00
It in Debts hopefull & Desprate 27 00 00
Prized as abovesaid by us
Willm Vassall
Thomas Chambers
Willm Hatch
(From the Mayflower Descendant, Vol. III, pp. 220)
Father: Thomas TILDEN b: AFT 1541 in Benenden, co. Kent, England
Mother: Alice BIGGS b: ABT 1551 in co. Kent, England
Marriage 1 Lydia HUCKSTEP
Married: ABT 1608 in England 7
Children
Thomas TILDEN
Mary TILDEN
Joseph TILDEN b: 11 JAN 1611/12 in Tenterden, co. Kent, England
Sarah TILDEN
Joseph TILDEN
Stephen TILDEN
Thomas TILDEN
Judith TILDEN
Winifred TILDEN
Lydia TILDEN
Lydia TILDEN
Stephen TILDEN
Sources:
Abbrev: NEHGR
Publication: New England Historic Genealogical Society
Page: Vol. 65
Abbrev: NEHGR
Publication: New England Historic Genealogical Society
Page: Vol. 75
Abbrev: NEHGR
Publication: New England Historic Genealogical Society
Page: Vol. 114
Author: Tilden, John Leslie
Title: The Original Western Branch of the Tildens in America
Abbrev: Tildens in America, Original Western Branch
Publication: 1972
Author: Torrey, Clarence Almon
Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
Abbrev: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
Publication: Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc., Baltimore, MD 1995
Author: Tilden, John
Title: The Tilden Family in America
Abbrev: Tilden Family in America
Publication: 1968
Author: Davis, Walter Goodwin
Title: Massachusetts and Maine Families in the Ancestry of Walter Goodwin
Davis
Abbrev: Massachusetts and Maine Families in the Ancestry of Walter Goodwin
Davis
Publication: Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD 1996
Author: Roberts, Gary Boyd
Title: Mayflower Source Records: Primary Data Concerning Southeastern
Massachusetts, Cape Cod, and the Islands of Nantucket and
Abbrev: Mayflower Source Records
Publication: Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD 1986
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From Donald Porter Email: Donport@coastalnet.com
Name: NATHANIEL TILDEN
Given Name: NATHANIEL
Surname: TILDEN
Sex: M
Birth: in Tenterden, co. Kent, England 1
Death: 1641 in Scituate, Plymouth Colony @ age abt. 58
LDS Baptism: 28 JUL 1583 Tenterden
Note:
He was one of the Jurists of Tenterden and served as Mayor in 1622. He
emigrated to New England on the ship "Hercules" in the spring of 1635 from
Sandwich, England. He was accompanied by his wife, seven children and seven
servants. He settled in Scituate, Plymouth Colony.
(Note: It is thought by some that Elder Nathaniel may have been in this country prior to 1634, as the earliest record
of land to him was in 1628. Still this may have been done by his brother,
Thomas, or his friend, Hatherly, who came in the "Ann" in 1623.)
Nathaniel Tilden, during the years following his arrival in Scituate, was
chosen to be a Ruling Elder of the First Church, which in those days was a
great dignity. He was a wealthy man and owned land in Scituate and Marshfield.
The earliest record of a conveyance of land in Scituate is dated 1628 and was from
Henry Merritt to Nathaniel Tilden and one of his boundaries was on land
previously owned by Nathaniel Tilden. In May 1637, with his friend Hatherly,
he was appointed by Plymouth Colony to settle the bounds between it and Mass. Bay Colony.
He died in 1641, the inventory of his estate being of 31 Jul and his will of 25
May preceeding in that year. It names his wife, Lydia, that they married in
England; gives Tenterden as his home; names his seven children.
The historian, Bayly says; "And a division of lands on the Plymouth
settlement, made in 1623, Thomas Tilden was allotted shares for three persons.
The will of Nathaniel Tilden shows, at the time of his death, in 1641, he
still owned his stonehouse, with lands in Tenterden. He brought with him seven servants.
Deane's "History of Scituate" says; "The inventory of his estate in the Colony
records show he belonged to the wealthiest class of settlers."
The Thomas Tilden, who came to Scituate in the "Ann" in 1623, was probably the
oldest brother of Nathaniel Tilden but whether he returned to England, or what
became of him is unknown. Nathaniel's brother, Joseph, two years younger than
himself, was one of the merchant adventurers of London, who associated
themselves, and fitted out the "Mayflower" and furnished capital to maintain
the infant settlement.
Timothy Hatherly, who first came to new England with Nathaniel Tilden's
brother, Thomas, in 1623, was another merchant adventurer. He must be
considered as the founder of Scituate. He was an assistant from 1634 to 1655,
with the exception of the year 1638, when he declined. He was again assistant from 1633 to 1658
when he left out for his leniency towards the Quakers. He was also Treasurer
of the Colony in 1640; also a Commissioner of the United Colonies in 1645,
1646 & 1650.
After Nathaniel Tilden's death, Hatherly married the widow. Having no children
of his own, deane's "History of Scituate" says; "He made a bountiful provision
for the children of Nathaniel Tilden before his decease, by deeds of gifts. He
left the residue of his estate to Deacon Joseph Tilden, the eldest son of
Nathaniel Tilden in 1666, and died that same year.
Father: THOMAS TILDEN b: in Tenterden, co. Kent, England
Mother: ALICE BIGGE
Marriage 1 LYDIA HUCKSTEP b: in England
Children
THOMAS TILDEN b: ABT 1621 in Tenterden, co. Kent, England
Joseph TILDEN b: BEF 1621 in Tenterden, co. Kent, England
Mary TILDEN b: in Tenterden, co. Kent, England
Sarah TILDEN b: in Tenterden, co. Kent, England
Judith TILDEN b: in Tenterden, co. Kent, England
Lydia TILDEN b: in Tenterden, co. Kent, England
Stephen TILDEN b: in Tenterden, co. Kent, England
Sources:
Title: Savage: (1873) Vol. I, P.301
Title: Hist. of Plymouth (Bayley) Vol. I, P.260
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TILDEN, Nathaniel (the Elder): He came from Tenterden, Co Kent, England;
was baptized there 28 Jul 1583; was one of the Jurats of Tenterden and
Mayor in 1622; married about 1607 to Lydia HUCKSTEP; they were both
passengers on the ship Hercules that brought the first HATCH to America;
they had 12 children, all baptized at Tenterden, Co Kent, England; 5 of
these children are buried at Tenterden, and 7 accompanied their parents to
New England on the Hercules with William HATCH, a relative, in 1634.
The servants that traveled with TildenÆs family were: Thomas Lapham,
George Sutton, Edward Fford [or Ford], Edward Jeakins, Sara Couchman,
Marie Perien & James Bennet.
Nathaniel was chosen Ruling Elder of the First Church in Scituate, Ma.,
1634; his home lot was on Kent Street, the 3rd south of Greenfield Lane.
He also had lands at Long marsh and lands in 1640 on the east side of the
North River, below Gravelly beach. Elder Nathaniel died in 1641.
His will gives "to wife Lydia, the income of my Stone house, with the
lands, in Tenterden in Kent, Eng. in which Richard Lambeth now dwells, &c.
&c. To son Joseph, a double portion, that is, as much as both Thomas and
Stephen, (in lands, houses, &c. in Scituate and Marshfield [Ma.]). To
Lydia and Stephen, my two youngest children, a maintenance till 21. To
Judith, a cow. To Mary, wife of Thomas Lapham, 10s. To Sarah, wife of
George Sutton, 10s." The inventory of his estate, in the Colony Records,
shows that he belonged to the wealthiest class of early settlers. It
included "Ten stocks or swarms of bees, appraised at ú10," and it is the
earliest notice known respecting the keeping of bees in the Colony.
Their children included:
6. Joseph TILDEN - born in England; he belonged to the Second Church, of
which he was chosen Deacon in 1655; he belonged to the liberal or moderate
class of puritans; he married in 1648 to Elizabeth TWISDEN (daughter of
John TWISDEN); he died 3 Jun 1670; his will gives "to wife Elizabeth ú100.
To sons Nathaniel, John, Stephen, Samuel, Benjamin, lands already deeded
to them. To daughter Elizabeth ú10. To sister Lydia Garrett ú5. To
daughters Rebecca and Lydia, all my other goods in equal shares; also I
acquit my brother Stephen of all dues."; they had 9 children.
7. Thomas TILDEN - was on the roll of those able to bear arms in Scituate,
Plymouth Co., Ma. in 1643; there is no trace of a family history as yet.
8. Stephen TILDEN - baptized 11 Oct 1629 at Tenterden, Kent Co., Eng.;
possibly died at Scituate, Ma. in 1712; married 25 Jan 1661 at Scituate
(or Marshfield), Ma. to Hannah LITTLE (daughter of Thomas & Ann (WARREN)
LITTLE; resided principally in Marshfield, Ma.; they had 12 children.
9. Mary (Marie) TILDEN - married 13 Mar 1636/7 to servant Thomas LAPHAM
(was in Scituate, Ma. in 1640); they had 6 children.
10. Sarah (Sara) TILDEN - married 13 Mar 1636/7 (1641) at Scituate, Ma. to
servant George SUTTON (born 12 Apr 1613 at Sandwich, Kent Co., England;
died 12 Apr 1669 in Perquiman Co., N.C.); they had at least 8 and probably
nine children. George Sutton arrived in Boston, Mass., in 1634 on the ship
Hercules. He came as a servant to Nathaniel Tilden of Tenterden, Co. Kent,
England. He may have worked as servant to earn his passage to America.
George was considered a devote member of the Society of Friends or
"Quakers" in Mass. In 1668 the persecution of Quakers drove George and
Sarah, along with some of their children, from Scituate to Perquimans,
North Carolina. The area had just been opened for settlement for Quakers.
One of the earliest Quaker Meeting Houses was built toward the end of the
17th century on "SuttonÆs Creek," so named because it bordered the lands
of George Sutton and his sons.
11. Judeth TILDEN
12. Lidia (or Lydia) TILDEN
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From Molly Garrahan
mkg@wildblue.net
Dear Charles: Having chased many, many ancestors over the past 25 plus years for both my husband 's lineage as well as my own, I recently revisited the Nathaniel Tilden family which connects to the Tildens for both he & I. In so doing, I came upon the scholarly and obviously well-sourced material you entered on the net. In going back into my files, I found some interesting data I thought might be of interest to you.
The source for this data is, "Genealogical Notes of the SUTTON Family of New Jersey" by Edward F. H. Sutton, 1900. Just one of the many highlights of this book is shown below which sheds light on not only the Sutton Family but the Tildens as well.
pg. 2 George SUTTON sailed 1634 on the ship Hercules of Sandwich, Kent, as a servant in the party of Nathaniel Tilden, of Tenterden, in the same county. The poorer Puritans often worked their passage in this way with wealthier relatives or friends; at all events, within two years of the party's establishment at Scituate George married Nathaniel's daughter, Sarah Tilden. Nathaniel Tilden it may be mentioned, though a merchant, was of aristocratic connections, and descended of a very ancient Kentish family. His departure for New England was thought worthy of note in a History of Sandwich published in 1792. A pedigree compiled in Elizabethan times by the famous antiquary, Camden, is still in possesssion of English representatives of the name, tracing their descent from Sir William Tylden de Sittenbourne and Congleton, Cheshire," who fought in ye Van of ye English Armie commanded by Lord Audley under ye Black Prince at ye Battle of Poictiers. Anno. 1356". The author offers a list of authorities for his work including "Mayflower Descendant" "Plymouth Colony Records" Vital Records of Rehoboth", "Deane's History of Scituate", "Winslow's History of Perquimans County, No. Carolina", " Archives of New Jersey, Abstracts of Wills, etc." as well as the "Tilden Genealogy".
One of the two lines of my Tilden Family is as follows: (1) Henry de Teldenne b. 1260 m. Alice, ( 2) Walter de Tyldenne b. 1288 England wife unknown, ( 3) Thomas John Tylden b. 1315 m. Isolde Reeve b. 1320 Marden, co. Kent, England ( 4) Thomas de Tyldenne b. 1350 (5) Thomas John Tylden b. 1378 m. Joanne "Jane" b. 1383, (6) John Tylden b. abt. 1406/15 Marden, co. Kent m. Joane b. abt. 1408/12, (7) Robert Tylden b. abt. 1440/45 m. Alice b. 1444, (8) John Tylden b. abt. 1475 Benenden, co. Kent, England m. Joan b. 1482, (10) Richard Tilden b. 15 Oct. 1512/20 m. Elizabeth Glover b. abt. 1515, (11) Thomas Tilden b. 1541/46 m 1st. Alice Bigge or Biggs b. 1546 m. 2nd. Ellen Evernden m. 3rd. Alice, (12) Nathaniel Tilden b. 28 July 1583 m. Lydia Huckstep bpt. 11 Feb. 1587, (13) Mary Tilden b. bef. 20 May 1610 m. 1st. Thomas Lapham b. 1612 Tenterden, m. 2nd William Bassett, (14) Elizabeth Lapham b. 6 May 1638 m. John Studley abt. 1635 (15) Benjamin Studley m. Mary Merritt (16) David Studly m. Susanna Vinton (17) Susanna Studley m. John Battles/Battelle (18) Content Battelle m. Eleazer Kendall III (19) James Kendall 2 February 1798 Vermont m. Melinda Post b. 1796 (20) William Henry Kendall b. 1821 Vermont d. 18 April 1882 buried Hollywood Cem., Richmond, Virginia m. Lucy Jane Connolly b. 1823 (21) Alice Kendall b. 1853 Lynchburg, VA m. George H. Cox b. 1853 (22) Mary L. (Mollie) COX b. 1878 d. 1899 m. Daniel J. Friel b. 1878 d. 1942.
Mollie L. COX was my grandmother, and her line also connects to David Sutton b. 31 July 1703 who married Elizabeth Cox. David's parents were John Sutton & Elizabeth Conger and David in turn was the son of William Sutton and Damaris Bishop. William's father Was George Sutton who m. Sarah Tilden baptized
13 June 1613. My husband's connection is by way of Catherine Sutton b. abt. 1769 Sussex Cty., NJ. She married Richard Honeywelll who's family can be traced to Knowlton (now Hope), Warren Cty., New Jersey where the Honeywell Academy was established.
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